Identity Theft and/or Hacking...

[Bonzi]

... have you been a victim?

I am 51 and have only had my email hacked. I had no financial information on my email, they only used it to send to my list of contacts....

Have never had any Credit Card of Bank fraud or anything like that... but I do not use online bill pay nor do I pay for or purchase anything using my phone.... Coincidence? I think not.

 

[Alystyr]

Never been a victim, to my knowledge. If I had, they'd probably be sympathetic and send me a new identity. Since they haven't....

Seriously, though. Worst I had was someone spoofed my email address as the return one in a spam mail. No actual access to my account, but I still got the responses.
I prefer online bill pay. That, or over the phone via automated systems. Never an issue so far (knock wood).
I feel that a lot of the occurrences happen because people tend to not be diligent about checking links before clicking on them. Once you know what to look for, it's easy to spot a phishing email or website.

 

[Asclepias]

... have you been a victim?

I am 51 and have only had my email hacked. I had no financial information on my email, they only used it to send to my list of contacts....

Have never had any Credit Card of Bank fraud or anything like that... but I do not use online bill pay nor do I pay for or purchase anything using my phone.... Coincidence? I think not.

If you are in someones data base you can have your identity stolen. The best thing to do is protect yourself. Its not a matter of if...its just a matter of when.

 

[EverCurious]

I've been using online purchasing (heavily) since at least 1993, never had a single incident of /anything/ happen. I was concerned back in the day myself, so I opened a credit card and a bank account specifically dedicated to my online purchases and that's what I've been using the whole time, still never had a single thing happen as far as ID theft or hacking. I was an extremely heavy eBay shopper (which is an online auction site for any who don't know) when I was hunting down specific pieces for my various collections, never had a problem there either. eBay backed up any "stolen" money (like if the other person didn't send the item or w/e) later on, in like 2000 or so Paypal (which basically has all your financial info and doesn't share it with whoever you buy from, so they charge you then send the money to the seller) came along so I started using that with eBay. I've kind of switched over to Amazon.com these days, I'm not too keen on "used" items, and I kind of ran out of room for my collections heh. I do a TON of Amazon.com purchasing these days and they're awesome; everything is backed 100% by them, most of it ships straight from their warehouses anymore. I also buy a lot of random software programs, little electronic gadgets from inventors, and so forth from private individuals online. I use Paypal when I can, but honestly I've gotten pretty laid back after all the years of not a single issue, plus any theft would be covered by chargebacks on the CC or from my credit union so I can kinda not worry about it.

I did have one of our family online games billing departments make a major boo-boo and double charge /all/ existing sub fee accounts on their records in like 2010 or so; they tagged me for some thousand dollars on my CC (was like $80 something/6mo subs x 2 x 6 accounts for all of us heh) They obviously returned the accidentally "stolen" money - even paid overdraft fees for any customers that ended up with any, gave us all free game time as well - was quite a ruckus as I'm sure everyone can imagine.

The only other issue I can even think of is that I had a very reputable computer accessory company rip me off on a 7.1 headset a couple years ago. I'd ordered one for myself and 2 as gifts, the gifted ones arrived just fine so that was good, but mine they somehow "lost" in their warehouse. I was like well, just send me another one then (duh), but they insisted they could "find" it and then they'd ship it out. I figured they're a decent company so I'd give them a chance to get their shit straight (cause I have this occasional nice streak that always seems to bite me in the ass...) So I let them "look" for it for a couple-few months, they apparently never found it. So I call them and tell them to cancel the damn order and I'd just reorder, cause frankly I'm all /jelly that my buddies were raving about theirs. Then they have the gall to tell me that it's been over 90 days so they're not liable to refund. I sicked my father on them, he's a 3 star general and runs a consumer protection advocacy group... They couldn't throw money at me fast enough heh (Speaking of, I wouldn't buy a Lexus; there's an engineering design flaw in the LS that causes the stupid thing to clunk when you brake and they apparently can't fix it. Father boycotted them a couple months ago; he spent almost a year in arbitration trying to get them to fix his car and they pretty much refused to do anything about it - called him "petty!" $120k car and he's being "petty" about a design flaw!?! I don't think so. They just got a BMW 7 a month or so ago and he says its way better than the Lexus anyway.)

 

[waltky]

Russkies prob'ly tryin' to make a killin ' onna stock market...

FBI Probing Dow Jones Hacking by Russians
October 17, 2015 - U.S. authorities are reported to be investigating whether Russian hackers have infiltrated the Dow Jones financial news company to steal market-moving information prior to publication.

The breach was "far more serious than a lower-grade intrusion" a year ago, Bloomberg News reports, citing sources. There has been no reaction from the White House or the State Department. But Bloomberg reports the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission are leading the investigation, which began at least a year ago. However, a Dow Jones spokeswoman expressed skepticism about the Bloomberg report. "Since Bloomberg published its article, we have worked hard to establish whether the allegations it contains are correct. To date, we have been unable to find evidence of any such investigation," Dow Jones spokeswoman Colleen Schwartz said in an email.

But the FBI confirms it is looking into the hacking incident, though it did not comment on whether other U.S. government agencies are doing so as well. Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and a unit of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, disclosed last week a breach of its systems that put payment card and contact information of about 3,500 individuals at risk. Bloomberg said the current hack is considered far more serious. The news agency said it was not clear if the two incidents were related. Dow Jones had said that there was unauthorized access to its systems at certain times between August 2012 and July 2015.

Bloomberg said it was not clear if the information stolen included news stories, or embargoed financial data that had not yet been published. "To the best of our knowledge, we have received no information from the authorities about any such alleged matter, and we are looking into whether there is any truth whatsoever to this report by a competitor news organization," said Dow Jones as quoted by the French News Agency (AFP). The case comes on the heels of numerous other hacking episodes involving sensitive market information. U.S. prosecutors in August brought charges against a pair of hackers in Ukraine who stole unpublished corporate press releases from online public relations services like Business Wire and sold them to people who traded shares on the information.

FBI Probing Dow Jones Hacking by Russians

 

[waltky]

U.S. charges three Ukrainian hackers...

U.S. charges three Ukrainians in payment card hacking spree
AUGUST 1, 2018 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Ukrainians have been arrested on criminal hacking charges including stealing payment card numbers, in attacks on more than 100 U.S. companies that cost businesses tens of millions of dollars, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.

U.S. prosecutors alleged that the three Ukrainians, who were arrested in Europe between January and June, are members of FIN7, a notorious cybercrime gang. Victims include the Chipotle Mexican Grill, Emerald Queen Hotel and Casino in Washington state, Jason’s Deli, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Sonic Drive-in and Taco John’s, according to the Justice Department. The Emerald Queen stopped the attack and no customer data was stolen, prosecutors said in a press release. FIN7 has previously been linked to breaches of Trump Hotels, Whole Foods, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor, according to cyber security firm Trend Micro.

One of the three defendants, Fedir Hladyr, 33, has been transferred to Seattle from Dresden, Germany, where he was arrested. Authorities said they are seeking the extradition of the other two: Dmytro Fedorov, 44, and Andrii Kolpakov, 30. Hladyr has pleaded not guilty and denies wrongdoing, according to his attorney, Arkady Bukh. “There is no clear decision at this time whether (we) will go to trial or will consider a plea,” Bukh said via email. Reuters could not reach lawyers for the other two. The three stole and sold payment card numbers and other data belonging to U.S. citizens and businesses, Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski said in a statement. FIN7 sent “phishing” emails to companies, sometimes following up with phone calls urging employees to open tainted attachments, the indictments said. Ukrainian officials could not be reached for comment.

FIN7, also widely known as Carbanak, employs dozens of individuals who handle highly specialized tasks such as breaking into networks, stealing payment card numbers and selling stolen data on underground criminal forums, said Adrian Nish, head of threat intelligence with BAE Systems. The defendants used a front company named “Combi Security” that claims to have offices in Moscow, Haifa and Odessa, to launch some intrusions, according to court documents. Combi Security’s website describes it as an expert “in the field of comprehensive protection of large information systems from modern cyber threats.”

Cybersecurity firm FireEye said it found job advertisements for Combi Security posted to several different Russian, Ukrainian and Uzbek job recruitment websites. FIN7 stole more than 15 million customer card records from U.S. businesses and also targeted companies in Australia, France and the United Kingdom, according to U.S. prosecutors.

U.S. charges three Ukrainians in payment card hacking spree